Oscar Countdown: Day 30

Today's question:  Name the only film to receive the most Oscar nominations in its year of eligibility and NOT receive a nomination for Best Picture.

Pictured:  No Country For Old Men, the Best Picture winner from 2007 (tying There Will Be Blood for most nominations that year, with eight).

Comments

[Kelly Anders]

Is it "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969)?

[Kelly Anders]

A very clever question, Tim. According to http://www.filmsite.org/bestpics.html, the correct response is "Dreamgirls." According to this site, "They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) holds the record for receiving the most nominations (9) without being nominated for Best Picture. Its sole Oscar win was Best Supporting Actor, for Gig Young. But They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) didn't have the most Oscar nominations in its year of competition. In the same year, Anne of a Thousand Days (1969) had more nominations (10), but it was nominated for Best Picture. Therefore, Dreamgirls (2006) with 8 nominations was the first-time ever in Academy history that the film with the most nominations in its year failed to earn a Best Picture slot."